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We are very proud of our 2023 graduates and plan to honor them during our Traditional Worship Service on Sunday, June 4 at 9am. A slideshow of our graduates will be shown at the beginning of our 9 and 11:15 am worship services.
A dinner reception for the graduates and their families will be provided at 4pm.
Please provide the following information for your high school, trade school, college, or post-doctorate graduate: high school/college/trade school senior is graduating from; future plans; your senior’s parents or guardians names, as you would like for them to be listed; and a photo of your senior.
We will need this information no later than Monday, May 29.
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This Sunday, June 12th, is Graduation Sunday. We will be honoring all of our high school and college graduates during our 11:00 am service. (All graduates are encouraged to wear their cap and gowns!)
At our 8:15 and 11:00 am Services, Pastor Kenny will be preaching on “Staying Positive in a Negative World” (Romans 12:1-2); and Pastor Dan will also be preaching on the same sermon title and scripture at the 9:30 Service.
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God–this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:1-2)
Pender’s Vision Statement:
By following Jesus and reaching out to others, we seek God’s transformation of ourselves and our world.
Listen to 289 past sermons by Pastors Kenny Newsome, Dan Elmore and others in the Pender Podcast.
What to expect at Pender UMC
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Sunday Childcare
Wondering where to take your children on Sunday mornings? Below is a summary. More detailed information is available at the Welcome desk located in the main lobby and here.
- NURSERY CARE ~ Birth through 2 years, 9:30 am – 12:15 pm
- SUNDAY SCHOOL 1 ~ 2 yrs. – Adults, 9:30 am – 10:40 am
- SUNDAY SCHOOL 2 ~ Grades 4 – Adults, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
- CHERUB CHURCH ~ 3 yrs.- Kindergarten, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
- JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP ~ Grades 1-3, 10:45 am – 11:30 am
- JUNIOR CHURCH ~ Grades 1 – 5, 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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June 12th is Senior Sunday and we will be honoring all of our 2016 graduates during our 11am Service. Click on this link to provide the Church Office with the following information.
- Graduate’s name
- Parents’ names
- High School or College
- Degree (if college graduate)
Graduates — please wear your cap and gown to the service!
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You won’t want to miss this Sunday, June 14th!
- June 14th is Senior Sunday and we will be recognizing all of our 2015 graduates during our 11:00 Service. (If you are a 2015 high school or college graduate, please wear your cap and gown.)
- It’s always an exciting time to see our first graders receive their Bibles, which will also take place during the 11:00 Service.
- After the 11:00 service, stay and enjoy our Pender Picnic and RevKev Send off! Everyone is welcome to attend! Enjoy great food, a wonderful time of fellowship with others in our Church family, and LOTS of fun and games.
8:15 & 11:00 am Sermon Title: “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”
9:30 am Common Ground Sermon Title: “Seeds of Greatness Inside Of You”
Listen to past sermons in the Pender Podcast.
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Today is Graduation Sunday! Our 2014 high school and college graduates will be honored at the 11:00 am Traditional Service. All 2014 graduates are encouraged to wear their caps and gowns.
This Sunday is also Father’s Day! Happy Father’s Day to all of our fathers in our families and Church family.
Sermon on June 15th at the 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 am services:
“Pentecost Passion.” The fire of the Holy Spirit gives us passion for life. As we celebrate our graduates’ accomplishments, we also will be praying that the Holy Spirit will empower their passion and help them and us to use our gifts in the world.
Click on this link to find out more information about our upcoming sermons.
Also today:
- June 15: Pender UMC Calendar Events
- June 15: This Week at Pender email newsletter
- June 15: Items of the week needed for Western Fairfax Christian Ministries to distribute to the needy in our area:
- Canned Fruit
- 46 oz. bottles of oil, fruit juices, plastic bags and egg cartons are always needed and welcome too!
- Donations can be left in the blue grocery cart in the coat rack section.
- June 15: The Pender Podcast is available in the iTunes Podcast series. There is no charge to subscribe or listen to past sermons. There are currently 149 sermons available. More information
- June 15: Music Camp registration is open. More information
- June 15: Register for VBS Wait list (Registration is closed, waitlist only) http://www.penderumc.org/vbs
- June 15: Graduation Sunday
- June 15: Sunday School Classes. Read the brochure
- June 15: Time Out for Parents, 9:15-10:30 am
- June 15: Beginner’s Bible Study, 9:30-10:40 am for 12 weeks
- June 15: Disciple II Bible Study, 4:00 pm
- June 15: Turning Point Youth Group, 6:30 pm, with dinner. More information
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